Nico Hischier was nearing the end of his media blitz after the Devils took him with the first overall pick in the NHL Draft in Chicago on Friday night.

Yet, on a conference call with reporters back in New Jersey, his answers sounded as crisp and enthusiastic as they had when he first started answering the same old questions over an hour before, though TV and radio spots and media scrums at United Center.

You just can’t wipe the smile off his face right now, and with good reason.

Hischier, 18, becomes the highest selected player ever from Switzerland (obviously, nobody will ever beat that, just maybe tie it one day). And his pick completes a remarkable rise up the scouting rankings when, at this time last year, it was pretty much projected Nolan Patrick would be the No. 1 pick.

“Honestly, I cannot find the words for that,” Hischier said on the conference call. “I’m just so happy to be part of a great organization. I’m happy for a chance.

“There are no words for that,” Hischier repeated.

He met with GM Ray Shero and other members of the Devils’ brass at the Scouting Combine in Buffalo.

His impressions?

“They are all great guys,” Hischier said. “I’m really happy to join this organization. I’m really happy to be a Devil.”

Hischier said on his way to the podium to put on a Devils’ jersey for the first time, Patrick said to him, “Congratulations.”

Center Nico Hischier holds a New Jersey Devils jersey after being selected by the team in the first round of the NHL hockey draft, Friday, June 23, 2017, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)(Photo: Nam Y. Huh, AP)

“I really appreciated that,” Hischier said. “He’s a great guy.”

“I got to know him better,” Hischier said of Patrick during the past few weeks. “He’s a great guy, really funny. I’m really happy for him.”

The two, of course, are now Metropolitan Division rivals as Patrick went No. 2 to the Flyers (didn’t Flyers GM Ron Hextall just have the easiest night?)

While he’s known for being a dynamic offensive player, much of the time on the conference call was devoted to discussing Hischier’s defensive game.

One of the reasons he was so attractive to the Devils in the draft was that he does have a two-way game.